Visual Art
Broken images of my 1970 something Village
LMB Arts and Interiors Gallery
Original Village abstract oil paintings - not to be missed.
Literature
Izibongo Zoogxa: Poems on Contemporaries (1902–1944)
Amazwi Museum
Book Launch of Izibongo Zoogxa
Theatre
"UNLiMiTED"
Tshwane University of Technology
"UNLiMiTED" pulsates with the vibrant heartbeat of South African flair
Music
'Umbhiyozo Womculo' a Celebration of Music
The Cape Reeds Clarinet Quintet
'Umbhiyozo Womculo' a Celebration of Music
Theatre
19:94 The time
University of Witwaterstrand
"The People shall govern" was the plan from the beginning
Theatre
32 Lavender Close
Submarine Productions and Theatre Arts
Keep your friends close, but your flatmate closer.
Theatre for Children & Young People
A Froggie Fairytale
Theatresmiths
The classic tale of the Frog Prince as you’ve never heard it before!
Music
A Musician’s Guide to the Galaxy
PentaFusion
Crossover music bridging the jazz-classical divide
Visual Art
A Semigrant Mirror – 30 Years in the Eastern Cape | Jeff Rankin
GFI Art Gallery
Visual stories based on South Africa’s unsettled social landscape
Theatre
ABAPHANSI!
Moving Acts Productions
Rituals revive the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds.
Literature
AMAZWI POP-UP BOOKSHOP @ NAF 2024
Amazwi Museum
Your bookshop of selected writings and writers for festival-goers
Music
Achiba Don
The Black Power Station
Where Dancehall meets Hip Hop, Afrobeat ignites, & Kwevo takes flight
Theatre for Children & Young People
Adventure of Who
Macbob Productions
A whimsical fantasy wrapped up in a bubble of sincerity - D Koen, The Herald PE
All
Amandla Asezinweleni Health Hair Talk by Afrikare
The Black Power Station
African culture and spirituality through the lens of hair
Literature
Book Launch | Jongikhaya Mvenene
Amazwi Museum
King Sabata Dalindyebo & the rural political struggles in 20th Century SA
Comedy
Butlers and Bellboys
Slick 'n Sleeve
A murder-mystery comedy where the audience decides who lives... and who dies!
Visual Art
CARINUS FINE ARTS & CRAFTS COLLECTIVE
Johan Carinus Art Centre
Ceramics, Photographs, Other
Illusion & Magic
CharlieQuinn Magician: 'I'm Going Sleightly Mad'
Charles Dubber
One of the best Rubik's Cube Magicians in SA
Literature
Dark Matters: A Conversation with History, Saluting the Extraordinary Humanitarian Endeavours of South African Black Scientists
Amazwi Museum
Unisa Press book launch at Amazwi
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Dear Tata... What Makes A Man, A Man
Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts
What does it mean to be a black man in South Africa
Visual Art
Die Lang Skaduwee van die Kapokbos
Annette Faul
Plant portraits in watercolour, on paper, suspended with thread
Disney's Moana JR
Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts
Moana JR. is sure to bring out the hero within each of us.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Don't Dismiss The Elements
Prestige School of Dance
The rhythms of nature and the movements of humanity.
Illusion & Magic
EXTREME MAGIC!
BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT
The certified Got Talent All Stars duo take magic to the extreme
Dance & Physical Theatre
Echoes of a Century
Prestige School of Dance
A dance through the tapestry of South African music!
Dance & Physical Theatre
Fallen (and I can't get up)
Alan Parker
Musings on what to do when you've fallen and can't seem to get up
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Freshly Squeezed
Fruity Lix Productions
A drag cabaret bursting with flavour!
Poetry & Spoken Word
Grieve, that is how you survive.
Grace Storm Artistry
Grief is a rocking chair that we never got taught how to get up from.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Gwamasenga and The Evil Drum
University Of Venda
The calling to rule the underground world
Theatre
I Will Hide My Name
Me4uTalented Studios
Women on a quest to find their place in this society
Illusion & Magic
ILLUSIONARIUM
BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT
Prepare for a journey of impossible magic and illusion
Music
If Jazz Be The Food of Love
Living Glory Entertainment
Where South Africa's Love Anthems Meet the Magic of Jazz!
Theatre
Iingoma Zomngqungqo on a road with Yakha Mlali
Siba lam Arts Organization
A spiritual awakening of body, mind and soul
Music
Ingoma YoHadi (Song of the Harp)
iThala leAfrika
A fusion of African indigenous sound with piano, clarinet and violin
All
Intyatyambo Elityeni Women’s Dialogue
The Black Power Station
Women’s dialogue to improve policy
Theatre
Just One Chapter
Révan Productions
Sometimes meeting a stranger can be the most powerful connection
Music
MANDILAKHE IKHAYA
The Black Power Station
Live performance with Mandilakhe Ikhaya at The Black Power Station
Theatre
MFAZI NDINI
Ihlumelo Foundation
We won't stay silent. Reach every victim of GBV. Leave no one behind.
Theatre
Making Wine in Scotland
Fool's Errand
An apocalypse comedy love story about the last tree on Earth
Theatre
Mamemamela ("Listen")
MEQOQO Playback Theatre Collective
Improvising real-life stories of identity, memory and belonging.
Theatre
Misplaced Shoes
Ntsutle Productions
Freaky Friday: South African Edition - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Theatre
Monika, it's me
You Suck Productions
Excellent tips on egg-making, funeral planning & the art of Swedish death cleaning.
Performance Art
Mother Earth
Nan Hua Temple
A centre for artistic expression that embraces the art of life!
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Mwana Wa Mvula
Amandla Danca Teatro ZA
A Universe of Love lives in Each Raindrop
Theatre
My Son-Asad
Walter Sisulu University
From love to hate: A Couple's Journey through war, loss, and rage.
Theatre
My long lost father
Walter Sisulu University BCC
A young man makes the decision to live with his long-last father
Comedy
Namaste Bae: Blessings & Kombucha
Rob Van Vuuren
A healing ceremony unlike any other by the new age satirical guru!
Theatre
Nesting Doll
Mandisa Haarhoff
How does a seed grow? How does a seed break? How does a seed not die?
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Nitasubiri (I will wait)
The Hout Bay Performing Arts Collaboration of Amoyo & Ingoma Choir
A new musical drama unfolds in a 1980s rural township
Music
North West Artist with Disability Show
South Africa Artists with disability
North West Artist with Disability Show
Poetry & Spoken Word
Open Mic Live Poetry Evening
The Black Power Station
Share the stage, share your voice
Theatre
Opening Night
Tshwane University of Technology
An exploration of the intricate dance between art and mental health.
Visual Art
Our Worlds - Self Exploration
N/A
Celebrate winter by warming your heart with distinguished artworks at Carinus.
All
PHRIENDS WITH PSYCHEDELCS
The Black Power Station
An exploration into expression through creativity and the flow of energy
Theatre
Paul Slabolepszy's Finding Rosetta
Starstruck Productions & Lidgetton Theatre Company
A quirky tale of alien abduction and self-discovery
Music
Piano for All
Creative City Music Academy
A concert for students of piano and lovers of piano music
Theatre
Pieces of Me
ASSITEJ South Africa
A thought-provoking and courageous exploration of family secrets.
Theatre
Play Things
Spark in the Dark
An experimental space for writers, actors and performers to showcase new work
Poetry & Spoken Word
Poetic Spaces
Poetic Spaces
A spoken word production with music and contemporary dance.
Comedy
Proudly Problematic
Puss Puss Productions
Why are men so problematic, and what are they so proud about?
Illusion & Magic
Revealing Mysteries with Stuart Lightbody
Stuart Lightbody
A waking dream filled with wonders and layers of mystery
Literature
Sindiwe Magona: A Conscience for the Nation
Amazwi Museum
One of South Africa’s most beloved and versatile storytellers
Theatre
So You Want to be a Trophy Wife?
F Creations
Single life is scary when all you know how to be is a wife.
Theatre
State Of the National DisAster(SONDA)
Ubuciko Bethonga and The Art Cave
A comedic reflection on the disastrous state of our nation
Illusion & Magic
THE BIZARRE MAGIC OF LI LAU
BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT
Witness the bizarre side of the art of magic
All
THE COLLABORATION DAY Featuring Anam(WizArt)
The Black Power Station
THE COLLABORATION DAY Featuring Anam(WizArt)
Music
THE COLLABORATION DAY Featuring Mzi SA
The Black Power Station
THE COLLABORATION DAY Featuring Mzi SA
Theatre
THE DARK NIGHT OF THE 31ST
Retsaletswe House production
Truth reconciliation commission or Nuremberg trial?
Theatre
THE NAIVE SEAL (Qongqothwane)
University of Zululand Creative Arts Department
Qongqothwane: Dig deeper, discover yourself.
Dance & Physical Theatre
The Art of Being
Sarah Cookney Academy of Dance and STANZA Dance Company
An exploration of the human experience through dance.
Theatre
The Bad Girls
Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve
Fear sometimes has to meet fear to survive
Music
The Big Band Explosion
African Melodic Remedies
Where African Art meets Western Art through the Art of Music
All
The Business Beyond Festival Discussion
The Black Power Station
The Business Beyond Festival Discussion
Theatre
The Champion: To be or not to be
Sisonke Performing Arts
Overcoming adversity and triumphing in the face of hardship
Theatre for Children & Young People
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Drama Factory
TikTok dance sensation Charlie takes on the mighty emperor, will this land her in jail or will she be able to show the world what a fraud the vain man really is?
Theatre
The Last Supper
Tshwane University of Technology
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Dance & Physical Theatre
The Love of it All
Live to Move Dance Company
Falling in love on the dance floor
Illusion & Magic
The Magic Eye with Stuart Lightbody
Stuart Lightbody
Mindblowing magic and illusion that is beyond belief!
Theatre
The Moon Looks Delicious From Here
Aldo Brincat
'Love is Love. Pain is Pain. Life is Delicious!'
Music
The Offering [to our other selves]
KWANTU Designs
Vocal purity, melodic transportation and harmonic veils
Theatre
The Other Gender
Ladimash Productions
Does sexual orientation have any bearing on the gender of a person?
Dance & Physical Theatre
The Story of Fire
Nature Theatre
Theatre meets Circus. Entertainment meets Art. Fire meets Heart.
Theatre
The Systematic Scaffolds
University of Zululand Creative Arts Department Alumni
Absolute power limits people’s freedom
Theatre for Children & Young People
The Three Witches
Makhanda Players and Révan Productions
Even old and cranky Shakespearean witches were young once
Theatre for Children & Young People
The Tower And The Tree
Mixed Media
Love, laughter and friends are all worth it.
Theatre
The Tyrant
Taji Arts in partnership with Mandela Bay Theatre Complex
In a society riddled with propaganda, everything and everyone is a threat.
Theatre
The Ward Councillor
Struu Artzz Entertainment
A chilling portrayal of political ambition stained with blood.
Theatre
The Year of The Bicycle
Kamogelo Mhlantla
Can human connection overcome the pain of the past?
Theatre
To The CEO
Refined Image Studio (RIS)
A story about leadership, relationship(s), power and influence
Theatre
Twisted Fates
North West Development Agency
The gripping consequences of deceit and the fragility of human existence
Dance & Physical Theatre
WOMXN WARRIOR.
Nicki Ray Productions
Insight into the roles and power of women.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Warriors on wheels
Kganya Disability Dance Company
Interrogating physical abilities and disabilities
Comedy
What A Time 2.0
Lesmoka Trading and Projects
I am not making fun of you, I am having fun with you
Music
When Speech Is Not Enough
Saeculum Aureum
When emotions are too profound to be expressed in words, we sing.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Whose Lyrics is it Anyway?
Slick 'n Sleeve
A hilarious music gameshow with awesome prizes!
Dance & Physical Theatre
YEDA (umntana)
Ezinyaweni Zam
A journey far beyond the family lineages into becoming
Theatre
Your Perfect Life
F Creations
One has a family, the other a career. Neither is sure they have what they want.
Theatre
i am L.E.N.A.
Vacant Theatre and Film Company PTY (LTD)
Light. Endurance. Noble-minded. Admirable.
Poetry & Spoken Word
i want to write you a submarine
submarine productions
A hyper-personal, universal and razor sharp take on love
Theatre
1 Yard, 7 Shacks
Sketch Productions
Edladleni (A place I call home). Baie Dankie Mpilo! Danko life
Visual Art
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through Constitutional Court Art Collection
Constitutional Court Art Collection
Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through Constitutional Court Art Collection
ArtTalk
ArtTalk 50/30 | Climate Action
National Arts Festival
Reimagining solutions through indigenous knowledge
ArtTalk
ArtTalk 50/30 | Intelligences
National Arts Festival
What intelligences are we making now, for what vision of the future
ArtTalk
ArtTalk 50/30 | Post Truth
National Arts Festival
Can democracy be saved from disinformation?
ArtTalk
ArtTalk 50/30 | Reparation. Redux
National Arts Festival
A trans-disciplinary cleansing ritual for the land
ArtTalk
ArtTalk 50/30 | Solidarity
National Arts Festival
Humanity repeats its violences, how can law and art respond and repair
Dance & Physical Theatre
CION: Requiem of Ravel's Boléro
Vuyani Dance Theatre
An intrigue of dance and music that spins on the weight of mourning
Film
Can Temba: The Teacher In The Newsroom
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
An essential and entertaining piece of history
Music
Guy Buttery & The Gqeberha String Trio
Guy Buttery
Guy Buttery relooks at guitar and strings collab and catapults it to new heights.
Music
Halala! ILAM’s 70th Birthday Celebration Concert
Guests of the International Library of African Music
This year ILAM is 70, and presents this concert in celebration
Visual Art
Izandi Zemilambo Yabo Kuthi / The Sounds of Their Rivers in Us
Mud and Fire Parables
A sacred space to honour the memory and legacy of the departed artist
Visual Art
Izandi Zemilambo Yabo Kuthi / The Sounds of Their Rivers in Us
Mud and Fire Parables
A sacred space to honour the departed artist
Music
Jazz with Asanda Mqiki (The Gold Experience)
Asanda Mqiki
Asanda fuses jazz, soul, hip-hop and kwaito for a unique sound
Theatre
Lalela uLwandle
Empatheatre
The ocean's significance in livelihoods, medicine, science, & spirituality.
Music
Mandisi Dyantyis - an award-winning Afro-Soul-Jazz artist
Brand New Artist Solutions
Mandisi Dyantyis
Visual Art
Mattering: 50 Years of the Festival
National Arts Festival
The Festival’s entangled, ever-evolving narrative through space and time
Poetry & Spoken Word
Metropolar
IIIFoet: by Modise Sekgothe, Jotam Schoeman and James Frank Robb
Johannesburg explored in a multimedia performance intertwining music, poetry, and film
Visual Art
Nature is Louder - Street Art Intervention
Nature is Louder Street Art Project
Stimulating public spaces and Imaginations
Dance & Physical Theatre
Nokeng ya Kubetu
Ntsoana
“A river that forgets its source will soon dry out.” ~ African Proverb
Music
Piano & Poems: Everybody is a Bridge
Imaginary Stage
Paul Hanmer's piano meets Anton Krueger's reading of Everybody is a Bridge...
Music
Schau-fe[r]n-ster and the Sleepwalker
Peter Cartwright
Solo piano recital of South African and Classical Composers
Music
Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse
Brand New Artist Solutions
At 72, Sipho Hotstix is more vital than ever!
Dance & Physical Theatre
Sometimes I have to lean in...
Alan Parker
Gerard Bester - NAF reflective
A work exploring the act of leaning, literally and metaphorically.
Theatre
Swartwater
Nama Khoi Productions
The untold journey of the Nama Khoi people's resilience and loss
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
THABA BOSIU – THE MUSICAL
PACOFS
“The Musical Book Of Our Stories” By Napo Masheane
Visual Art
Talking Loud
Shalom Mushwana and Callan Grecia
Musings of emerging voices in the South African landscape of art
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
The Ghosts are Returning
Group 50:50
A multimedia musical theater piece about (neo-)colonial crimes
Theatre
The Last Country
Empatheatre
An immersive experience exploring the journeys of women migrants
Theatre
The Red on the Rainbow
Diartskonageng
She was just one mother. She loved her son. For justice, she fought like a thousand.
Theatre
The Stranger
Third World Bunfight
A meditative, ritualistic performance work based on the myth of Orpheus
Dance & Physical Theatre
Two Sides of Skollie's Coin ("Woza Wenties!" and "3 Mense Phakathi")
Lorin Sookool
A group of dancers explore water's capacity to hold memories
Visual Art
WEG WYSERS DEUR DIE BLINKUUUR
Stephanie Conradie
What if the next creole generation doesn't accept their parents' material culture?
Theatre
all my ex-lovers are dead
The Furies Co
An all-too-honest tale of love, desire, poor life choices, voice notes you shouldn’t send, and how many cups of tea it takes to wake up and smell the coffee.
Visual Art
land/lines
Presented by the Department of Visual Arts in the Faculty of Humanities, Nelson Mandela University, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria Museums, Art Exhibitions and Galleries and the National Arts Festival.
A cross-gallery exhibition that emphasises the significance of the Eastern Cape
Jazz
Dakawa Jazz | Imonti Jazz Band & Malayisha Jazz Band
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Celebrate the Jazz of the Eastern Cape
Jazz
Dakawa Jazz | Melikhaya Heugh & Dumza Maswana
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Celebrate the Jazz of the Eastern Cape
Jazz
Dakawa Jazz | The Hamburg Jazz Band, Sive Sontshaka & The Tribute Jazz Band, & Phinda Mtya
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Celebrate the Jazz of the Eastern Cape
Jazz
Dakawa Jazz | Vibe Nation SA, Uhadi Lomxesibe & Senqu Dipina
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Celebrate the Jazz of the Eastern Cape
Film
Eastern Cape Film Expo
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation
A platform for filmmakers and industry professionals
Dance & Physical Theatre
Eastern Cape Indigenous Dances and Music Ensemble
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
A showcase of indigenous music and dance rooted in the Eastern Cape
Literature
Eastern Cape Showcase | Lit-Fest
Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Eastern Cape literature - an all round experience
Visual Art
Eastern Cape Showcase | Visual Arts Exhibition
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
The Horizon Exhibition
Performance Art
Hunger Count
Carin Bester
A daily struggle we should all be aware of and aim to eradicate
Dance & Physical Theatre
Third Space | (In)Visible
Janeth Mulapha, Jenni Lee Crewe, and the Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative
A fresh new Pan African dance work forged in the liminal spaces of Emakhazeni
Dance & Physical Theatre
Third Space | Bond-Edge
Nabaggala Lilian Maximillian, Arafa Hamadi, Kubu Collective
A fresh new Pan African dance work forged in the liminal spaces of George
Dance & Physical Theatre
Third Space | Golden City
Panaibra Canda, Elton Rafael Davids, Gompo Arts Centre
A fresh Pan African dance work forged in the liminal spaces of East London
Theatre
African Cross Roads Musical
Shakes Music and Projects
Where Rhythms Meet, Stories unfold: AFRICAN CROSSROAD MUSICAL
Dance & Physical Theatre
As the Mountain Stood Still
Jacques Batista
The hero's quest is interrupted as the Mountain stands still
Film
Botsa Lebone (Ask a higher power)
Tebogo Chologi
Where does real inspiration and creativity come from?
Theatre
DIGAGUDI TSA BAROLONG BOO RATLOU
Bogosibodirwang production
King PHOI leads the land of Barolong for 50 years
Dance & Physical Theatre
DITSHIPI TSA MOEPO
DITHAKADU TSA MADIBOGO
The tragedy at Marikana Lomin Mine
Theatre
The Dark Room
LizMont Production House
A journey of thousand miles starts with a single step
Film
UMTHA WELANGA
Walter Sisuslu University
THEMBA moves to the City of Gold to pursue his acting career
Jazz
Cape Jazz Jol!
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A blatantly funky repertoire and some serious groove
Jazz
Conversations
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
5 musicians gather to create a unique musical conversation
Jazz
Dalisu Ndlazi: The Inevitable Calling
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Music is both home and the feeling of existence
Jazz
Ghana Jazz Collective
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Acclaimed Ghanaian Afro-Jazz Fusion band, The Ghjazz Collective!
Jazz
Jam Session I | Sakhile Simani
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Integral collaborations to develop Jazz
Jazz
Jam Session II | Blake Hellaby
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Integral collaborations to develop Jazz
Jazz
Jam Session IV | Kyle du Preez
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Integral collaborations to develop Jazz
Jazz
Jam session III | Duncan Johnson
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Integral collaborations to develop Jazz
Jazz
Maritzburg College & Parel Vallei
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Everything from Glen Miller to a New York subway-style street band
Jazz
National Schools Jazz Band – Natalie Rungan
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Conducted by Natalie Rungan
Jazz
National Youth Jazz Band – Afrika Mkhize
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A selection of jazz musicians in South Africa, aged 26 and younger
Jazz
Sakhile Simani: People of My Community
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
‘Hope and love to my community during all the uncertainty’
Jazz
St. Cyprian’s & Moses Molelekwa Arts Foundation
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
St. Cyprian’s & Moses Molelekwa Arts Foundation
Jazz
The Ploemies
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Infectious grooves that never fail to get crowds on their feet
Jazz
UKZN & Stellenbosch University
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Jazz students from two universities with very different cultures and sounds
Jazz
Yonela Mnana
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
The diversity of Yonela Mnana’s musicianship is evident
Jazz
Youth Jazz Vocal Celebration
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A celebration of school and university jazz choirs and vocal soloists
